Gaius Julius Caesar
Greek marble.Mid-1st cent. CE.
H. 42 cm. Inv. No. IG 7509.Pantelleria, Castle of Pantelleria (Barbacane)Photo by Roger B. Ulrich
Gaius Julius Caesar.
Greek marble.
Mid-1st cent. CE.
H. 42 cm.
Mid-1st cent. CE.
H. 42 cm.
Inv. No. IG 7509.
Pantelleria, Castle of Pantelleria (Barbacane)
(Pantelleria, Castello di Pantelleria (Barbacane)).
Origin:
Found in a cistern of the Acropolis of Pantelleria, 14 Aug. 2003. Since 2004 on loan to the Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas” in Palermo. Since 2011 on loan to the Regional Museum “Agostino Pepoli” in Trapani. Since 2013 (?) in the Castle of Pantelleria.
Description:
A fine portrait of Julius Caesar (died 44 BCE) in Greek marble, recently found in a cistern (#861) from the Pantelleria acropolis in Sicily. The head shows little damage (note the chipped lobe of the figure’s right ear). It is similar to posthumous images of Caesar and has been dated to the middle of the first century CE. On loan to the British Museum in 2010 from the Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’identita’ siciliana, inv. IG 7509.
Credits:
© 2010. Photo: Roger B. Ulrich.
The exhibition in the British Museum.
The exhibition in the British Museum.
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